[quote user="TripEnglish"] [quote user="Puncher"] I was going to let it slide but seeing as Soundproof has picked up the point - Your continuing implication that only rich folk "get it" and that the brand isn't for "certain people" is at best patronising. If the store in which you are employed were based in

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[quote user="TripEnglish"] [quote user="Puncher"] It's a particular bugbear of mine that folk speak of the BS5 as if it doesn't need a "PC in the corner" when if fact it most certainly does (and a big ugly one at that) - the BM5. If Andreas wanted to he could (more easily) hide his Mac Mini, and listen to high quality

[quote user="TripEnglish"] All products are too expensive and are obsolete before they are even invented. Buy an acoustic guitar and sing to your family. [/quote] .......but beware of the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx!!

[quote user="sjmcguckin"] You are right on the money - I agree with everything you say. The Beosound 5 is just such a great device. I know on this forum there are a lot of people who complain that it doesn't have this and it doesn't have that. However if you want audio system that enhances your sitting room (rather than a PC in the

Have you ripped all of your CD's in a lossless format? You can start doing that now so that you'll be ready when you buy whatever you choose. If you're going to do it yourself be prepared to spend many evenings slotting in CD after CD! Still, it'll make the upcoming holiday season fly by! - enjoy

At least wait until the BS5 Encore turns up and see what it offers - I think the BM5 solution is incredibly expensive (and large & ugly) for a dedicated PC on which to store your music (with known issues such as lack of ALAC support etc). The Encore would seem to make much more sense (if you seduced by the BS5 controller) to have it play music from

[quote user="TerryM"] Thanks for the replies. It is really helpful to hear of actual owner's experience with a given product. Now to arrange a demo. [/quote] Exactly the right thing to do! I'm always wary of owner reviews, it's hard to buy something (especially if it's expensive) and admit it's not as great as you were

[quote user="Nickyg63"] Asking my mrs to help me one night when we had only been together a short while, (I am a chef so I do all the cooking at home) I asked her to wash and prepare the salad I had to take over when she used hot water and washing up liquid!! [/quote] Game over - give the man a prize!

[quote user="johnharwood"] i would like to make a post to the place on the link but it says acess denied wot am i doing rong do you have to pay [/quote] Hell No! Who would pay for that! Someone will look into it!